1940 U.S. Presidential Election Results: Franklin D. Roosevelt Won ✓
Incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt won a historic third term on November 5, 1940, defeating Republican Wendell Willkie with 449 electoral votes to Willkie’s 82 and secured 54.70 percent of the popular vote to Willkie’s 44.80 percent.
449
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Percent: 53.70%
Votes: 27,243,218
82
Wendell Willkie
Percent: 44.80%
Votes: 22,334,940
266 needed to win
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Key Takeaways from the 1940 Presidential Election
The 1940 U.S. presidential election, held on November 5, 1940, incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt won a historic third term.
Results by State
Alabama
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 85.22%
Votes: 250,726
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 14.34%
Votes: 42,184
Colorado
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 48.37%
Votes: 265,554
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 50.92%
Votes: 279,576
Georgia
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 84.81%
Votes: 265,194
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 14.87%
Votes: 46,495
Iowa
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 47.62%
Votes: 578,802
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 52.03%
Votes: 632,370
Maine
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 48.77%
Votes: 156,478
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 51.10%
Votes: 163,951
Minnesota
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 51.49%
Votes: 644,196
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 47.66%
Votes: 596,274
Nebraska
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 42.81%
Votes: 263,677
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 57.19%
Votes: 352,201
New Mexico
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 56.59%
Votes: 103,699
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 43.28%
Votes: 79,315
Ohio
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 52.20%
Votes: 1,733,139
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 47.80%
Votes: 1,586,773
Rhode Island
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 56.73%
Votes: 182,181
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 43.17%
Votes: 138,654
Texas
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 80.69%
Votes: 840,151
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 19.13%
Votes: 199,152
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 58.22%
Votes: 462,145
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 40.58%
Votes: 322,123
Arizona
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 63.49%
Votes: 95,267
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 36.01%
Votes: 54,030
Connecticut
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 53.44%
Votes: 417,621
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 46.30%
Votes: 361,819
Idaho
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 54.36%
Votes: 127,842
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 45.31%
Votes: 106,553
Kansas
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 42.40%
Votes: 364,725
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 56.86%
Votes: 489,169
Maryland
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 58.26%
Votes: 384,546
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 40.83%
Votes: 269,534
Mississippi
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 95.70%
Votes: 168,267
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 4.19%
Votes: 7,364
Nevada
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 60.08%
Votes: 31,945
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 39.92%
Votes: 21,229
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 51.60%
Votes: 3,251,918
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 48.04%
Votes: 3,027,478
Oklahoma
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 57.41%
Votes: 474,313
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 42.23%
Votes: 348,872
South Carolina
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 95.63%
Votes: 95,470
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 4.37%
Votes: 4,360
Utah
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 62.25%
Votes: 154,277
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 37.59%
Votes: 93,151
West Virginia
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 57.10%
Votes: 495,662
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 42.90%
Votes: 372,414
Arkansas
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 78.44%
Votes: 157,213
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 21.02%
Votes: 42,122
Delaware
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 54.70%
Votes: 74,599
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 45.05%
Votes: 61,440
Illinois
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 50.97%
Votes: 2,149,934
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 48.54%
Votes: 2,047,240
Kentucky
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 57.45%
Votes: 557,322
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 42.30%
Votes: 410,384
Massachusetts
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 53.11%
Votes: 1,076,522
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 46.36%
Votes: 939,700
Missouri
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 52.27%
Votes: 958,476
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 47.50%
Votes: 871,009
New Hampshire
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 53.22%
Votes: 125,292
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 46.78%
Votes: 110,127
North Carolina
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 74.03%
Votes: 609,015
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 25.97%
Votes: 213,633
Oregon
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 53.70%
Votes: 258,415
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 45.62%
Votes: 219,555
South Dakota
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 42.59%
Votes: 131,362
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 57.41%
Votes: 177,065
Vermont
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 44.92%
Votes: 64,269
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 54.78%
Votes: 78,371
Wisconsin
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 50.15%
Votes: 704,821
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 48.32%
Votes: 679,206
California
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 57.44%
Votes: 1,877,618
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 41.34%
Votes: 1,351,419
Florida
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 73.99%
Votes: 359,334
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 25.98%
Votes: 126,158
Indiana
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 49.03%
Votes: 874,063
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 50.45%
Votes: 899,466
Louisiana
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 85.88%
Votes: 319,751
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 14.09%
Votes: 52,446
Michigan
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 49.52%
Votes: 1,032,991
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 49.85%
Votes: 1,039,917
Montana
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 58.78%
Votes: 145,698
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 40.17%
Votes: 99,579
New Jersey
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 51.55%
Votes: 1,016,808
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 47.93%
Votes: 945,475
North Dakota
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 44.18%
Votes: 124,036
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 55.06%
Votes: 154,590
Pennsylvania
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 53.23%
Votes: 2,171,035
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 46.33%
Votes: 1,889,848
Tennessee
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 67.25%
Votes: 351,601
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 32.35%
Votes: 169,153
Virginia
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 68.08%
Votes: 235,961
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 31.55%
Votes: 109,363
Wyoming
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 52.82%
Votes: 59,287
Wendell L. Willkie (REP)
Percent: 46.89%
Votes: 52,633